OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Experimental Biology is 27. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
What do molecular laws of life mean for species: absolute restrictions or mere suggestions?	150
Correction: Behavioral and physiological evidence that increasing group size ameliorates the impacts of social disturbance	86
Night-light illuminates wasp behaviour	75
ECR Spotlight – Michael Pedersen	70
Grease keeps polar bears ice-free and silent	60
Arduino allows development of a low-cost, high-resolution metabolic and behavioral phenotyping system for birds	52
The physiological consequences of a very large natural meal in a voracious marine fish, the staghorn sculpin (Leptocottus armatus)	46
JEB@100: an interview with Monitoring Editor Katie Gilmour	41
ECR Spotlight – Brett Culbert	41
Spotted salamanders seek humid habitats to avoid drying out	39
ECR Spotlight – Jeffrey Spear	38
ECR Spotlight – Alexis Kazen	38
Evidence that submerged water anoles breathe oxygen through bubble gill	37
ECR Spotlight – Racine Rangel	36
Monarchs that fly long, live long	34
Correction: Intergenerational plasticity to cycling high temperature and hypoxia affects offspring stress responsiveness and tolerance in zebrafish	33
Finches can lose weight without dieting or exercising	33
Monarch migration metabolism soars with rising temperatures	31
ECR Spotlight – Salvatore Lacava	30
Lovebirds land on a flying trapeze with the greatest of ease	30
Nile tilapia sagitta ear bones play dual role in balance and hearing	30
ECR Spotlight – Derek Campos	30
ECR Spotlight – Kwanho Ki	29
Time-energy budgets outperform dynamic body acceleration in predicting daily energy expenditure in kittiwakes, and estimate a very low cost of gliding flight relative to flapping flight	28
Repetitive nociceptive stimulation elicits complex behavioral changes in Hirudo: evidence of arousal and motivational adaptations	28

Barometric pressure decrease induces density-dependent changes in foraging behaviour in a parasitoid fly	28
Sensitivity of the mystacial vibrissal system of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) to size differences of single vortex rings	27
Obligatory homeothermy of mesic habitat-adapted African striped mice, Rhabdomys pumilio, is governed by seasonal basal metabolism and year-round ‘thermogenic readiness’ of brown adipose tissue	27